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Members of the SNP have backed the push to implement abortion buffer zones. On the first day of the party’s conference, delegates voted “overwhelmingly” to pass a motion which seeks to “ensure that national buffer zone legislation is enacted to ...

08 Oct 2022 at 18:20

World

Judge blocks ban on virtually all abortions in Ohio

A judge has permanently blocked a ban on virtually all abortions in Ohio as a state constitutional challenge proceeds. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins took the action from the bench on Friday after a daylong hearing. It is “simply ...

07 Oct 2022 at 22:40

Early abortion services in Western Trust resume after more than a year

Abortion services in the Western Health Trust have resumed after more than a year. Early abortion services in the trust area were suspended in April 2021 because of staffing shortages. On Tuesday a Trust spokesperson said the Western ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:51

Tory hopeful Liz Truss ‘would not’ abolish abortion in Northern Ireland

Conservative leadership contender Liz Truss has rejected a call to abolish abortion in Northern Ireland. Abortion laws in the region were liberalised in 2019 in laws passed by Westminster at a time when the power-sharing government ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:24

Derry Now

'Graphic and homophobic' leaflet sent to Mid Ulster constituency office

A Mid Ulster councillor has said receiving a 'graphic and homophobic' leaflet to her local constituency office was 'distressing'. At the weekend, a leaflet - seen by Derry Now - featuring graphic imagery related to abortion and ...

16 Aug 2022 at 21:33

Scotland

MSP: Anti-monarchy arrests raise ‘questions’ over anti-abortion protest stance

The handling of anti-monarchy protesters in recent weeks raises “interesting questions” when compared to cases of anti-abortion gatherings, a Scottish Greens MSP has said. Gillian Mackay is spearheading proposals to bring in ...

26 Sept 2022 at 01:01

World

Judge clears Arizona to enforce near-total ban on abortion

The US state of Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled on Friday, meaning clinics statewide will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid the filing ...

24 Sept 2022 at 08:09

Nicola Sturgeon warns of ‘deeply distressing’ impact of anti-abortion protests

Nicola Sturgeon has said her miscarriage would have been made “much more upsetting” by anti-abortion protesters armed with “images of foetuses on placards”. The Scottish First Minister, who previously spoke about the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:04

Scotland

MSP reassures trade unions over abortion clinic buffer zones plan

The MSP spearheading proposals to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics has sought to reassure union leaders on concerns over the legislation’s potential impact on industrial action. Scottish Greens MSP ...

23 Sept 2022 at 18:32

Scotland

Greens MSP: Branding anti-abortion protests as ‘vigils’ is wholly inappropriate

The MSP leading proposals for buffer zones outside Scotland’s abortion clinics has said it is “wholly inappropriate” to suggest anti-abortion protesters are engaging in “vigils”. Gillian Mackay, from the ...

23 Sept 2022 at 17:44

Scotland

Consultation on abortion clinic buffer zones receives 12,000 responses

A consultation on introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics has closed after receiving more than 12,000 responses. The views of the public were sought after Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay ...

12 Aug 2022 at 11:34

World

Indiana becomes first US state to approve abortion ban post Roe

Indiana has become the first state in the US to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. The ban, which takes effect on September 12, ...

06 Aug 2022 at 05:49

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